cpio — Copy File Archives In and Out

Synopsis

/usr/bin/cpio -i [bBcdfkmPrsStuvV6] [-C bufsize] [-E file] 
  [-H header] [-I file [-M message]] [-R id] [pattern...] 
/usr/bin/cpio -o [aABcLPvV] [-C bufsize] [-H header] [-O file 
  [-M message]] 
/usr/bin/cpio -p [adlLmPuvV] [-R id] directory

Description

Use the cpio command to copy files, special files (files used to represent peripheral devices attached to a system), and file systems that require multiple tape volumes. cpio provides compatibility for copying files from SunOS 5.x systems to SunOS 4.x systems. Advantages of using the cpio command are that it packs data onto tape more efficiently than the tar command, skips over any bad spots in a tape when restoring files, provides options for writing ...

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